If creativity and charisma could be bottled, corked, and sold The Wine Militia founder Lamar Engel would sell out during pre-orders. When I met with Engel at the Union Hotel Restaurant in Benicia he asked me what I was drinking. I stuttered, embarrassed, “house red…” regretting the decision since I was, after all, in the […]
Bay Area Small Business Spotlight: Floral Images San Francisco
Kelly Johnson crossed the threshold of my Benicia client’s boutique with two bright items: A glowing smile and a glass vase filled with beautiful pink and orange lilies. She put the arrangement on the counter alongside her pamphlet and said, “Enjoy these for the week, I’ll be back to see what you think. Have a […]
Bern Carter: Is overconfidence killing small business?
Can a business owner’s confidence hinder more than help? In a 2014 review of the “Top 11 Reasons Businesses Fail” by CNBC the No. 2 reason (after “Money”) was Overconfidence. Staples Hub writer Steve Strauss states, “Small business owners are a hearty, confident group. Of course, if they are willing to leave the known (a […]